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Note:

1. You may customize your 2.4GHz/5GHz-1/5GHz-2 SSID and password. Once done, the wireless connection will

disconnect automatically, and you must then use the new SSID/password to regain access to the Internet.

2. Tick

Hide SSID

if you want to hide this wireless network name.

8.

Confirm the information and click

Save

.

9.

Click

Test Internet Connection

. If you successfully connect to the Internet, the screen

will display as follows.

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10. Now your computer and Wi-Fi devices can connect to the Internet!

Tips:

You can connect your computer to the router’s Etherent port using an Ethernet cable to join the local area network.

You can also find and select the wireless network name on your Wi-Fi device to join the Wi-Fi network.

4. 2.

Manually Configure Your Internet Connection

Settings

In this part, you can check your current Internet connection settings. You can also

modify the settings according to the service information provided by your ISP.

Follow the steps below to check or modify your Internet connection settings.

1. Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you’ve set for

the router.

2. Go to

Basic

>

Internet

.

3.

Select your Internet connection type from the drop-down list.

Note:

If you are unsure what your connection type is, click

Auto Detect

. Since different connection types need different

cables and connection information, you can also refer to the demonstrations in Step 4 to judge your connection

type.

4.

Follow the instructions on the page to continue the configuration. Parameters on

the figures are just used for demonstration.

1 )

If you choose

Dynamic IP

, you need to select whether to clone the MAC address

or not. Dynamic IP users are usually equipped with cable TV or fiber cable.

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2 ) If you choose

Static IP

, enter the information provided by your ISP in the

corresponding fields.

3 )

If you choose

PPPoE

, enter the

username

and

password

provided by your ISP.

PPPoE users usually have DSL cable.

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4 )

If you choose

L2TP

, enter the

username

and

password

and choose the

Secondary

Connection

provided by your ISP. Different parameters are needed according

to the Secondary Connection.

5 )

If you choose

PPTP

, enter the

username

,

password

and choose the

Secondary

Connection

provided by your ISP. Different parameters are needed according

to the Secondary Connection.

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5.

Click

Save

to make the settings take effect. To check your Internet connection, click

Network Map

on the left of the page.

Note:

It may take 1-2 minutes to make the settings valid.

6.

After the connection succeed, the screen will display as follows. Here we take PPPoE

as an example.

Tips:

1. If your Internet connection type is

BigPond Cable

, please go to

Advanced

>

Network

>

Internet

.

2. If you use

Dynamic IP

and

PPPoE

and you are provided any other parameters that are not required on the page,

please go to

Advanced

>

Network

>

Internet

to complete the configuration.

3. If you still cannot connect to the Internet, refer to

FAQ

for further instructions.